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(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4
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news. >> holiday travel is kicking off just before the thanksgiving holiday. we have the last minute traveling tips you need to know before you hit the road or take light. and steve's art targeting cellphones all are we will breakdown some of the incidences this week also, thanksgiving is just days away and we are checking in with kron 4 scott rates. at the san francisco airports checking in tickets, and running to the gates, the turkey day rush has begun at sfo but cannot grab the crabbers us yet because this year could be one of the
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busiest. >> and there are always delays. >> with 5.4 million californians planned to travel 50 mi. or more over the four day thanksgiving holiday. donald pilsner knows this all too well he and his wife for heading for los angeles he is flying back next week he, and everyone else are ready for along lines. >> they will expect 3 percent more troubling than last thanksgiving. the are you surprised that traveling is -- up that 3 percent more-traveling? >> no i am not surprised >> our team coverage continues with maureen kelly who spoke to a travel expert. >> the way that the americans to travel abroad and thanksgiving has changed. >> traveling of thanksgiving coast to get a like mashed potato and gravies. and this writer
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says that the typical is changing. >> id used to be wednesday, sunday but no people take the entire week off. >> you can start to see long lines at airport, security as even the weekend before. derrik and his wife decided to fly out sunday to get some extra family time. >> i'm going to go to dallas with his brand new baby. >> that could take some new pressure off it is still expected to be a big trouble today. and also next sunday. >> big traveling date is also said he is usually the biggest. especially in the afternoon. if you're going to go to pick somebody up? i think it is a great idea to get public transportation, bart. and get them besides something besides the report because it is going to be a complete zoo. and also that
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monday is huge. business travel is also returning and also leisure traveling. will also reach or in them. , it is not for those to want to see a somewhat reasonably flight. as long issued travel expected to be the least crowded toward >> the thanksgiving sweet spot if you have not made your planplans? of the thanksgiving, the market there in the middle you are likely to find that many people are already at their destination. the airports are not going to be that crowded. there are people that perhaps only want to spend a couple of days away it would be good day to travel on thanksgiving and come back from it, saturday. and on this very last minute you will be able to find some peace in fares to travel on things giving days. >> maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >> tteam coverage with mike
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pelton shows us the recent price in gasoline prices to choose an increase of drivers. >> for many the outbreak is over. >> it was for real frustrating. and i was paying $100 for a fill up. >> after weeks of record setting prices the prices are plummeting from 705-80% less oil from 1 gal. in one month. for most of the art, i am glad. >> not much pension at the pump, the money they saved will go along way. >> is an enabling us to travel around christmas. >> and less inclined to purchase an electronic car. >> the money is going to stay in my bank. >> $3.75 is still not cheap. >> you have to pay what ever it is that is just how it is. that is the price of living in california.
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>> that price is dropping right before traveling on turkey day. it is not when but by how much. in san mateo, mike pelton, kron 4 news. the with gasoline prices dropping here is a latest prices for the gallon of regular. it will cost to $3.91. oakland, $3.71. and $3.74 in san jose. >> the robberies have been using cellphones out in plain view. these victims are not aware of who or what is around them. and all of these crimes they will touch grabbed the phone and as reggie kumar tells us they are still looking for two suspects had violently attacked an elderly man for his phone last month. >> this is surveillance video of the two robberies that the san francisco
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police believe insulted an elderly man on october 24th. these latin hispanic white males a 20-24 years old, 5 ft. 10 in., 160 lbs.. suspect was wearing a black baggy t-shirt with the word " giants " on the front, with denim jeans, and an orange baseball cap. the second suspect was wearing an olive green shirt. gray jeans, and a white nike strike. a black baseball cap with a logo. >> that suspect was punched and kicked by those two men. they grabbed his cellphone and ran. many cellphones users know about this deft and the city but the crime is not preventing them from still using their phone and public. >> i am not particularly afraid primarily because i do not think that you have
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to worry about it any more than any other type of things you are to be careful about in the city. >> i put my home phones and and try to hear-hoped to just hide my phone but i try not to texting public. >> fire investigators are trying to find the cause of a two-alarm fire injury. it started on the first floor and in a room adjacent to the garage. also, there were two other homes on the other side and were also making fire. >> the some of the homes were uninhabitable. >> to of those force were uninhabitable and part of the site buildings. the portions of the southern exposure of cannot seriously impacted. or in any major
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way. we are still investigating as to where the cause and we do know that it started at 475. >> the was one firefighter treated in the red cross is helping with three people displaced. >> there were some areas of sunshine after the clouds increased. with this next weather system of the pacific but this next difference is that it is going to stick to the north. we could see some sprinkles for sonoma county but that is going to be the extent of it. and we do have another weather system behind this one and it is in the pacific. it will move further to the south and it will impact us late tuesday towards wednesday with the chance of light rain. and as we saw some heavy rain, or earlier with the two storms friday, saturday. with rainfall amounts up and over 1 in. in san
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francisco, and two-inches in santa rosa. pleasanton. some areas in the santa cruz mountains and the sonoma hills between three-4 in.. we will not see quite as much as that but this live in view from mt. tam some hazy skies and cool evening. for tonight, look for partly cloudy conditions and tomorrow a mixture of clubs & sunshine. clouds--and also some possible sprinkles as well. and also the storm coming up on tuesday. >> coming up the suspects on a botched and jewelry store highest. we will show you the surveillance video and the officer involved shooting in san jose one suspect is being linked to more crimes. details, next. >> catching a brick, the winter shelter in san francisco catching a break. the doors could not be opening at a better time according to the homeless.
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>> police are still looking for four men wanted in connection with an attempted to restore property in santa cruz. surveillance video shows a tremendous storming into dell williams jewelers friday. the men the slammed sledgehammers on a glass case is tried to steal rolex watches. the glass did not break in the peace cannot get away with any jewelry. the suspects are described as white, latin with 20-25 years old. we will be back.
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>> tonight marks the start of the winter interfaith homeless shelter in the san francisco. phillipe djegal spoke to men who stood in the cold to get out of the cold been bottled up in
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blankets, jackets and anything to keep warm. braving the cold and rain is nothing new for these men but they say it never gets easier. >> these homeless men say the 22nd year of the san francisco interfaith emergency winter shelter at st. mark's square could not be opening a better time. >> and usually construction sites or in abandoned buildings. and try to stay warm. >> year to try to find something under a viaduct or a train bridge. >> warm beds and homemade meals for the holiday season for the first 100 that line up every sunday. 30 congregations from african domination of lending a head. given the city of san francisco, from-any domindenomination. >> we are concerned when there are any homeless.
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>> god blesses me every day. >> i am happy. >> it will be open until february 23rd all men on a first-come, first-served basis. phillipe djegal, kron 4 news. >> this weather system is on our way but we are not clear to see rainfall. a dry day also for the storm shifting to the north. that will keep their rain near eureka, crescent city. however, we were impacted this weekend. we had lots of rainfall in the heels of sonoma county, marin county, and the santa cruz mountains, the hills. and to nearly four-inches of rain fall the same for scotts valley, the santa clara. with 3 in. and marin county. santa rosa, picking up just a couple of inches.
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tonight, partly/mostly cloudy with even some dense ground fog toward our around santa rosa, for tomorrow a mixture of sun and clouds. there could be some sprinkles and showers. and it does not look like too much but there is a stronger system on tuesday some rainfall for the evening and overnight tuesday night/wednesday. the chance of rainfall on wednesday. with nearly 8,000 ft. and the futurecast. notice breaks in the cloud coverage and a couple of these sprinkles popping up north of santa rosa. it is light and scattered that is how it is going to remain overnight for tomorrow. tuesday a bit more extensive as we are expected but this
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band of rainfall will calm down. temperatures on monday morning are in the 40's. the upper 40's and long 50s. with mid 60s for the south bay. and the mid 60s for pets for, 60s also along the bay shore. and the low 60s. and 50s along the coast near san bruno coastline. your kron 4 7 day around the bay the holiday week is here and we have tuesday night rainfall. thanksgiving, looks like a nice it temperatures with the rest of the holiday weekend looks great. with warm temperatures right in the upper 60s. >> today is the party fourth
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anniversary of the jonestown massacre. there was a vigil warned this video is graphic. and 1978 san mateo congressman leo ryan and checking spear went to investigate the peoples temple cult in the south american nation of guyana and jim jones came from san francisco to that jungle settlement. they believe that there was a utopia of social harmony and racial justice. however, this turned violent and this was followed by a mass murder and suicide. 900 men, women, died. >> national news a possible serial killer could be targeting people of middle eastern descent and york. three brooklyn store murders have been murdered since july. the same 22 caliber weapon was used. all of
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these were in a 5 mi. radius. the latest was a 78 year-old man killed friday and each case the man was covered was with store merchandise. >> that parade float in midland texas leaving four people dead investigators were able to use video to recreate the accident and determined that the train blew it for seven seconds before ramming into the flatbed truck. the community is still and shock. there was a candlelight vigil >> i think that i told a thunderous something that is that happening and we prayed. >> to show our support for our city, for the fallen and shoulders, families, anybody about it but this tragedy >> the following-
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soldiers-what happened. >> vice president joe biden toward irreal of futures the coastline. he viewed the battered storm by helicopter and families. president obama has also been visiting, and millions are still without power. this super storm is responsible for 24 deaths. and super storm did not leave millions of people in the dark it also left people with out cellphone service. new york's senators says that he wants to make sure that does not happen on future storms. he wants the federal communications commission to require cellphone company to set up backup emergency power systems. for mass outages in the future. >> southwest airlines as part during with sea world to move se 6animals that were orphaned 60 animals-. that
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found people behaving badly. >> these two ladies have a slight problem. >> that is my baggage! among just go around. >> water s u v is here, their luggage is here, let us follow her for a second to. cannot park over here! >> do not laugh welcome to oakland international airport when you just wait a moment you'll find some interesting things. since we are on the subject of waiting, there are signs posted everywhere reading no parking or .
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>> however that driver of this blue-collar i am not sure she is aware bushy want she had something to ask me. >> my daughter is going to come out any minute. >> what are you going to ask me, i was going to tell you my daughter is on our way out i know but you know i says it-says no waiting. >> then she promised to move except for she only moved about 3 ft. and stops again. so iupui >> they really mean it, and even a belskus person that think that he got away from the parking police. he will receive his parking ticket
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in the mail. at oakland international airport, stanley roberts, kron 4 if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, you can email us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m coming up, those early black friday deals and tensions escalate in the middle east between israel and hamas. including some scary close calls for american troublespots. that is coming up. american journalists...
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>> the black friday is fast approaching, major retailers are going to unleash their deals on thanksgiving which is exciting for some shoppers but not others are not as a enthusiastic. >> at target, shelves are decked with decorations hung with visions of sales galore. black friday shoppers get an early christmas gift this year, with doors opening at nine! >> i will be here!
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dhalafalla is a dedicated target chopper. >> a 50 in. television. >> and many people he is a dedicated -- chargtarget shopper. >> this on my...change.org >> families are around 150,000 people signed in support, similar to last year when employees protested targets midnight opening. >> it is a valid point, thanksgiving is a family time how far are we going to go for retailers and commercialization? >> there is an appetite for shopping in it is becoming earlier and earlier. >> university of st. thomas
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marketing professor, says that it comes to competition, stores like targets are simply supply and demand. >> nobody wants to come in the second in that race but it's really a question, people are thinking about shopping they want to go shopping. >> like pop go, he has to work on thanksgiving medical center. >> is part of the paycheck i get a lot of time to spend with my family on days off and i use that time wisely. >> a mixture of clouds and sunshine with clouds to the north. for the afternoon we will call it partly sunny. that theme continues for the entire day with some sprinkles to the north bay for santa rosa and ports to the north. futurecast, looking at 6:00 a.m. and not that cool night tonight we will see relatively mild readings. 40's into the east
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bay, 50s for the bay. for the afternoon we will warm up a few decreasing what we get today would 60s. mid 60s, and the east bay. on tuesday, we will approach the evening possibilities with morning. and partial clearing on wednesday afternoon as far as thanksgiving, it looks pretty nice. just fog but mostly sunny skies what we can expect for the rest >> the death toll is rising and is reallisraeli troops are significantly escalating military operations against palestinians. you concede bombing of some ha-- hamas media buildings on the
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gaza strip behind me. president obama comments on the situation in us a while on a trip to thailand. as israel mobilizes reservists, and masses crowne pour forces. >> those who champion the cause of the palestinians should recognize that if we see a further escalation of the situation in gaza, like the likelihood of us getting back on any kind of peace track that leads to a two- state solution is going to be pushed away often to the future. >> during a cabinet meeting in jerusalem, prime minister benjamin netanyahu, said is released military forces launched missile attacks against thousands of terror targets in the gaza strip
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and will expand operations as necessary. with fatalities rising on that side of the border, causes health minister spoke out against wilreleased military action. >> today is the fifth day for the isreali massacre accounts because of people there is continuous escalation. today, they are observing the massacre while the isreali they are targeting the building inhabited by two families. >> in israel, rockets attacked from gaza are blamed for both civilian and metallic. deaths. >> the last week is really scary, it is very intense and let's say life is very, very, we're all time alert and looking for shelters because nothing is secure. >> hamas officials say they will consider a cease-fire with israel if certain
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conditions are met >> in israel, several days into the conflict, it's already clear that the deep defense system called iron dome is having a big impact picking off hundreds of rockets and saving lives. one key element of the iron dome is an advanced radar that searches, locates attacks, intercepts and guides the intercepting missiles. just within seconds of the launching time. >> this is in >> you are getting a look of the technology. it was right in tel aviv. these are even raid sirens going off in the background. you can see the flash and hear the blue
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>> that was it significantly loud. and bloom -- them and it's scary. and israel, a another journalist found cover as-booming explosions in the background. >> there is another attack! we have to get out of here. >> we are with you. >> we are with you. >> go ahead. >> calling, basically what just happened, some chaos, that was in another is real city that was with air raid and of a tax court of and at another israeli city. >> president obama began another trip to thailand. you can see secretary of state, hillary clinton meeting with the prime minister of thailand. they're hoping to boost the political and economic ties
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with asia. he plans on go to myanmar. he will be the first u.s. president to visit that country. it was really taking steps towards democracy. after that, he will go towards the east asian summit in cambodia. >> angry demonstrators in washington d.c. to say that this pipeline is bad for america and the environment. in january, president obama blocked the pipeline construction over concerns of how would it would impact the environment. the keystone would call from elberta, canada to texas. however, people are hoping for jobs. >> there are six people recovering in an accident after two helicopters collided on saturday this pasadena police helicopter equipped a second helicopter while one of them was landing. and the other helicopter was taking off. those five people, were
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taken to the hospital and treated and those injuries are not life-threatening. however, the pilots serious damage. >> the spacecraft has returned to earth this capsule touched down in kazakhstan after 127 days in orbit. the astronauts on board, one was from russia, japan, the u.s. toward they participated in the space walks, and over 40 different scientific experiments. this retirement capsule is that the only way that practice can get to/from the international space station. >> one hostess declared bankruptcy, the sales skyrocketed. and if you find yourself stockpiling you could be in for a sweet surprise. what the future holds.... >> people around the bay area are more concerned of their products. coming up a
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closer look at what the bay area has to offer.
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>> san jose police say this man and rested friday after a high-speed chase and shootout police is connected to other crimes. jonathan wilbanks is a suspect in the murder of a man during a carjacking attempt. he is also a suspect in four armed robberies. and to the attempted murder of two san jose police officers. >> police say wilbans. was one of the two men in the car that an officer spotted. friday night connected to the armed robberies. >> wonder bread, twinkies, hostess, and likely to survive
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>> coming up in my tech report a sneak peek at the new wii u how it has revolutionized gaining. with plenty of rain fall with over 1 in.. and santa rosa. gabe slate tech report gaming. wii u [ female announcer ] welcome one and all
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>> the highly anticipated wii u is $300 with new technology. gabe slate tech report >> i got my hands on the first wii u with wireless game control. here is a sneak peek at one of hottest tech products of 2012. this is the council, it is flatter, larger than
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the original. it has a full high-definition the graphics. makes it look a lot cleaner, sharper, record, and this controller also is like a joystick. it will add a second screening for interaction. with buttons and hand held if you are near your wii u soul. you can still play your game. if you are near the consulate -- if your television is being used? depending on in your game you can use this with the game pad and television are in sync with each other. watch this. these characters will jump off of to the television screen and jump on to the hand held. and you
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have to stop them. as comptroller is displaying this map. the second contused and several different ways super mario brothers is using this in a unique way. there are four people plane, with one remote, the one person is the overlord of the game. the operator can make this easy, level of difficulty. by placing blocks in their path. depending on how they are placed, could assist or make it more difficult. and this, there are four people that are planning, and with different running know if there are running from an invisible ghost this is the player athlete using the controller. and with many people using this against each other is a great concept with a new wave with groups of people to play together toward (cheers & applause) >> we are live at s f o. now
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at 6:30, our top stories. more news, more crews, right now our top stories. it does not look that bad. and many otravelers getting ready but there could be somewhat weather. coming up on wednesday, at the san mateo bridge. things look pretty nice with dry conditions although there are clouds. in advance of the storm system that is going to stay to the north. we will see a break but the one after that that will impact us with temperatures not that bad. 50s. oakland, san francisco. mid-50s in san jose, and walnut creek. here is stormtracker 4 3 with storm one, storm to, no this is our store no. 3. sunday night, and this is our third storm-with this rainfall that could be from this
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storm system from santa rosa, for tomorrow. the fourth storm will be coming in late tuesday. it will be tracking further to the south with a mixture of clouds and son tomorrow at noon. notice more clouds with the speckled showers late afternoon. towards the north of santa rosa. as the go towards tuesday watch the shower activity going further to the south. eventually by late afternoon and the evening, there is a band of rain fall. it will remain southbound for the evening hours and there is of the golden gate bridge. tuesday/wednesday and for tomorrow, nice, clouds and a somewhat more sunshine. the temperatures will be in the mid '60s and the mid 60s for
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most areas like concord, 65 degrees, pleasanton. and alameda, the same in san leandro and san francisco. 60s in the north bay and the 50s along the coast for ocean beach. here is the your kron 4 7 day around the bay the clouds will increase would lead evening showers possible with residual showers in the morning. wednesday afternoon and for thanksgiving, it looks nice! a great stretch of decent weather. >> who could free forgot their recent election with the jobs overseas? now, there is a new movement for things made in the u.s. a but also quality items made in the >> party theme at this san francisco gathering. >> we of the art of quality. >> quality, and old
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fashioned notion is suddenly trendy. and i think there is a huge resurgence happening with young regeneration spared >> maggie spicer >> of young startup "whisk' is playing host to local brands who seem obsessed with quality. >> coffee, cop making wine, all of the fermentation, happens here. and hand made suits and students and let us not forget the pizza delivery truck that goes as making your pizza from an authentic wood burning of an inside the truck. >> we made this that is made by hand and we use the italian flower. and it means of the people. these local businesses are eating it up. it is difficult to find products made locally but not impossible. the upside
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of local support is local jobs. coming up, your oakland raiders for in action against the new orleans sinks. how'd they feared. >> and others--and also, the orleans saints. >> this recipe reader www.kron4.com gabe slate tech report
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>> what is bigger than a james bond? vampires! it was a big weekend for " twilight " fans its official, moviegoers still love a good vampire story. the final installment of the " twilight " series and dominated. the saw gas came in and number one this weekend, it made $141 million.
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>> the oakland raiders lost their third straight game in a row today, losing to the orleans saints, 17-38. the raiders allowed 135 points and three straight defeats, the most in and the three games and for the franchise since 1961 some polymer threw one interception that was returned for a touchdown all the to throw another one in the end zone later in the game. the raiders are sitting at a three and seven on the season and trouble to cincinnati to play the bindle medical and state warriors lost today to the
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oklahoma city thunder 119- 109. stephen curry led the way for the warriors by scoring 22 points, and david lee had another solid game with 18 points and 10 rebounds. but it was kevin durant's at the oklahoma city superstar. his first triple double. the warriors are in the middle of a tough three game road trip. we will see you at 11:00 at
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